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Friday, February 21, 2014

Nominees Announced For 2015 NASCAR Hall Of Fame

Nominee Terry Labonte

Following the first in-person meeting among the NASCAR Hall of Fame
nominating committee in the Hall’s history, NASCAR today announced the 20
nominees for the 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame’s sixth induction class, as well as
the five nominees for the inaugural Landmark Award for Outstanding
Contributions to NASCAR.

Included among the list up for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame is an
eclectic group of individuals whose skillsets span all levels of racing and
areas of expertise.

Among them are two-time NASCAR premier series champion Terry Labonte; 1988
NASCAR premier series champion and 16-time Most Popular Driver Bill Elliott;
nine-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion
Mike Stefanik; Buddy Baker, a 19-time NASCAR premier series winner; and
championship winning engine builder and team owner Robert Yates.

From the list of 20 NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees, five inductees will be
elected by the NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel, which includes a nationwide
fan vote on NASCAR.com. Voting Day for the 2015 class will be Wednesday, May
21. Fans can attend the announcement at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte,
N.C.

Awesome Bill was nominated

As was announced last November during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s
Week, potential Landmark Award recipients could include competitors or those
working in the sport as a member of a racing organization, track facility, race
team, sponsor, media partner or being a general ambassador for the sport through
a professional or non-professional role. Award winners remain eligible for NHOF
enshrinement.

The five nominees for the inaugural Landmark Award are H. Clay Earles, Anne
B. France, Raymond Parks, Ralph Seagraves and Ken Squier.
Parks is the only individual who was included as both a NASCAR Hall of Fame
nominee and a Landmark Award nominee.

This round of nominees was selected by a 22-person nominating committee
consisting of representatives from NASCAR, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and track
owners from both major facilities and historic short tracks, as well as one
at-large member. The committee’s votes were tabulated by accounting firm Ernst
& Young.

Among the 20 nominees for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame are...